Pittman aeromax 325 grain 950 yards

[Sideshow]

I struggled with the whole busy scope saying for a long time, I very much appreciate simplicity, however when you're shooting this far it's nice to have a reticle that takes you there without clicking anything, when I go hunting I want something much more simple of course,, but if I'm sitting on the edge of a big field and I've done a little ranging ,I'm confident anything out to seven or eight hundred yards is in trouble, just I aim and shoot don't touch the scope, I know all that clicking stuff looks good on the sniper movies,I had a friend that I would shoot a thousand yards with this has been years ago he had fixed 16 power Leopold's,I watched him shoot many days he never touched his scope he always just held he would consistently shoot two and three in groups at a thousand yards with a 338 Norma,I used to ask him why didn't he ever click windage or elevation he would just smile at me

Whole lotta truth in that !!!

 

[Mnt monkey]

Sideshow don't tell all the young guys that like to do all that clicking and adjust the zero stop

 

[Sideshow]

Sideshow don't tell all the young guys that like to do all that clicking and adjust the zero stop

Mums the word . Lets just smile at them too .

 

[Mnt monkey]

Yes ,,life is so good

 

[ENCORE50A]

Sideshow don't tell all the young guys that like to do all that clicking and adjust the zero stop

I'm assuming when you say 14th line that its 14moa?
What velocity are you sending them at?
What yardage is your zero?

 

[Mnt monkey]

Yes I believe that would be correct, I have no idea what the velocity is, I have established retical positions by shooting not by mathematics,,

 

[Mnt monkey]

It's the Jethro technique, a little higher than the bubba

 

[ENCORE50A]

Yes I believe that would be correct, I have no idea what the velocity is, I have established retical positions by shooting not by mathematics,,

Just trying to get a grasp on what/how you're going about it.
I'm sending a 300gr XLD with a BC of .400 at 2,900fps. With a 100yd zero, I would need 33moa at 950yds. To only require 14moa at 950yds, I would have to zero at 700yds.



I would have absolutely no choice other than to dial for 950yds.



Just trying to figure it out...……...

 

[Mnt monkey]

My Leopold reticle has alot more elevation I'll try to take a picture of it later today

 

[ENCORE50A]

My Leopold reticle has alot more elevation I'll try to take a picture of it later today

Are you using a SFP and dialing the magnification down to 1/2 of maximum?

 

[Mnt monkey]

I'm going to reshoot distances with my rangefinder when I get home, I'll shoot at a hundred yards at 300, 600 + 900 might be the weekend before I get around to it

 

[Ninering62]

Well I was trying to figure my scope out this weekend and I did at least how it applies to that particular load, this gun shoots one hole at a hundred yards so that should equal good groups out to at least 850 or 900 and it did it has, I miss the target the first two shots I wasn't holding enough elevation but I got that figured out

Ya did just great & thanks for the exciting posts & sharing the love & fun of not just shooting, but darn good shooting at that.

 

[Ninering62]

Fun so fun

Even with yer close on too lol

 

[sdporter]

It's the Jethro technique, a little higher than the bubba

Texas windage and elevation!

 

[Idaholewis]

Which Leupold Scope do you have?

 

[Mnt monkey]

Leupold vx-5hd CDs - z LT, I rechecked my rangefinder yesterday first I check the 600-yard again I came up with 597 consistently. My batteries are out in the little cheap rangefinder, I'm just going to walk off the distance from there and try to reshoot some groups this weekend,

 

[Idaholewis]

Never mind, i just looked at your 600 Yard Thread and see it’s a VX-5HD 3-15

Is this the Reticle in your Scope?

 

[Mnt monkey]

Yes

 

[Idaholewis]

That is their Impact 29 (MOA Reticle) The 14th line would be 14 MOA, How fast is that 325 Grain Pittman aeromax Traveling from your Rifle?

https://www.leupold.com/reticles/reticle-impact-29-moa-174

 

[ENCORE50A]

Do you have the scope zero set at 100yds?